ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,085, issued on Aug. 11.

"Laser system for agricultural use" was invented by Luiz Alexandre Cordeiro (Lapa, Brazil) and Guilherme Dutra (Curitiba, Brazil).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laser system for agricultural applications, the purpose of which is to broaden, supplement or replace the functions performed by conventional implements, aimed at performing pruning, harrowing, cutting, drying and photostimulation, by means of one or more lasers, with a power-supply module, control module, compressed gas and/or ventilation module, temperature control module, distribution module, laser module, laser light containment and guidance modul...